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A variation on the radio term "copy". Indicates an emphatic agreement with or clear understanding of a received message. Most frequently used by members of the military, fire, or police departments.
"Engine 249, 256, respond to 134 Blake Street for a reported structure fire"
"Hard copy dispatch, Engine 249 responding"
"Hard copy dispatch, Engine 249 responding"
by MacCallum March 10, 2009
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A printed-on-paper version of what you see on a computer screen, used mostly in a business sense, such as with spreadsheets, forms, or invoices.
by handle187 October 31, 2003
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If a soft copy is something held on a digital medium such as a word document then a hard copy is the print out of this.
by nigelcoldwell.co.uk October 30, 2003